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Certifications & Designations
EAST CENTRAL OHIO REGION ( MILLERSBURG , NEW PHILADELPHIA & WOOSTER OFFICES )
NORTHEAST OHIO REGION ( AMHERST , CLEVELAND , MEDINA & MENTOR OFFICES )
SOUTHEAST OHIO REGION ( CAMBRIDGE , MARIETTA , NEWARK & ZANESVILLE OFFICES )
WEST CENTRAL OHIO REGION ( DUBLIN , GAHANNA & LIMA OFFICES )
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FIRM-WIDE HONORS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meghan Buxton Cheryl Coblentz Susan Fearon
• Rea & Associates named Mark McKinley as its next CEO , effective Nov . 1 , 2022 .
• INSIDE Public Accounting recognized Rea & Associates as the 82nd largest CPA firm in 2021 , up six spots from last year .
• Rea & Associates won ClearlyRated ’ s 2021 Best of Accounting ® Award for Service Excellence .
• Rea & Associates was certified by the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence ( CE- FEX ) as adhering to the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries ( ASPPA ) Standard of Practice for Retirement Plan Service Providers .
• Rea & Associates relocated to a larger office in Newark , Ohio , to accommodate regional growth in and around Licking County .
• The Association for Accounting Marketing awarded Rea & Associates a Marketing Achievement Award for ‘ Best Social Media Campaign ’ award for its Rea Live ! Facebook and LinkedIn series .
• The BDO Alliance USA awarded Rea & Associates the COVID-19 Resiliency Award .
• Rea & Associates was named a Top 50 Construction Accounting Firm by Construction Executive magazine .
• Rea & Associates has become a PCI Qualified Security Assessor ( QSA ) company .
EAST CENTRAL OHIO REGION
• Meghan Buxton earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor ( CEPA ) certification .
• Cheryl Coblentz will serve as the firm ’ s director of accounting services .
• Susan Fearon earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor ( CEPA ) certification .
• Darlene Finzer earned the National Social Security Advisor ( NSSA ) certification .
• Grant Hay passed the CPA exam .
• Paul Hugenberg is now a PCI QSA .
• Lisa Williams earned the QuickBooks Desktop 2021 Certification .
Darlene Finzer Grant Hay Paul Hugenberg
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